Sean Guest

The Chicago Cubs do not have the resources necessary to compete in 2022

June 20, 2022 Sean Guest Baseball, Team Contributors

I’ll admit that I felt a degree of optimism when Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts wrote to fans back in October, stating “We have the resources necessary to compete in 2022 and beyond, and we will use them.” Like the bulk

Revisiting Jake Arrieta’s monumental 2015 season

April 25, 2022 Sean Guest Baseball, Team Contributors

In 2015, a year before they overcame the curse, the Chicago Cubs were, on paper at least, a bunch of scrappy outsiders. The hiring of Joe Maddon, the free agent signing of Jon Lester and the emergence of prospects like

Willson Contreras is both the player and personality the Cubs need right now

March 31, 2022 Sean Guest Baseball, Team Contributors

Despite gutting their roster at last year’s deadline, the Chicago Cubs “have the resources necessary to compete in 2022 and beyond,” and will use them, according to Tom Ricketts. While the signings of Marcus Stroman and Seiya Suzuki have gone

With the core gone, the Chicago Cubs can finally move on

March 20, 2022 Sean Guest Baseball, Team Contributors

After months of speculation, the curtain finally fell on one of the greatest eras in the storied history of the Chicago Cubs this week. If social media is anything to go by, some fans still weren’t quite ready to let

Chicago Cubs make a splash. Who saw that coming?

December 7, 2021 Sean Guest Baseball, Team Contributors

The Chicago Cubs made a big splash in free agency last week, landing Marcus Stroman on a three-year, $71 million deal. In the eyes of many, including The Athletic’s Keith Law, the righty was the best pitcher on the market